Llama 3.1 8B Instruct vs Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct is about 11.9× cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) on blended token cost ($0.022 vs $0.262 per 1M). Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is $0.022/1M blended, 128K context. Llama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct) (Meta) is $0.262/1M blended, 1M context.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · prices from official provider documentation

SpecLlama 3.1 8B InstructLlama 4 Maverick (17B-128E Instruct)
ProviderMetaMeta
StatusGAGA
Input $/1M$0.02$0.15
Output $/1M$0.03$0.6
Blended $/1M$0.022$0.262
Context128K1M
Max output
Cutoff2023-122024-08